Rudy Financially Ruined in Defamation Ruling + A Conversation with Michael Steele

THE OFFICIAL MEA CULPA WITH MICHAEL COHEN ARCHIVE

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News, Politics

4.7 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2026

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Mea Culpa welcomes back legendary politician turned political analyst, Michael Steele. Steele made history when he became the first African-American candidate to be elected to statewide office in Maryland, where he served as lieutenant governor from 2003 to 2007, and when he was chosen to be the first African-American chairperson of the Republican National Committee from 2009 to 2011. Steele’s abilities as a communicator and commentator have been showcased daily on MSNBC, where he has become a fierce opponent of Donald Trump and the MAGA agenda. He’s also appeared on Meet the Press, Face the Nation, HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, and The Daily Show to name a few. In addition to his work in television, Steele can be heard each week on his radio show on SiriusXM or on the Michael Steele Podcast which has become a must listen for those on both sides of the aisle. He joins me today to discuss the legal thicket we must politically navigate as Trump’s four criminal trials loom as well as some color commentary on last week’s GOP Debate.

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0:00.0	This is my Mayor Cop
0:06.0	This is Michael Bo
0:09.0	Oh baby don't lie for me
0:11.0	If I tell you my story don't cry for me
0:15.0	I'll take my time that's fun by me
0:17.0	This is my me
0:19.0	That's my mea go
0:20.0	Oh This is Michael Cohen and you're listening to the Mayor Culper podcast.
0:27.1	Last week's arraignment of former President Trump and his 18 co-conspirators kicked off what promises to be a non-stop legal circus without precedent.
0:38.3	Facing four separate criminal trials in state and federal courts,
0:43.3	just the scheduling alone will prove to be a nightmare scenario,
0:47.3	never mind the political implications of these trials happening amidst the presidential election.
0:53.3	How the system deals with all this will be the operative question.
0:58.0	And it looks like we find out sooner than we imagined.
1:02.0	Judge Tanya Chutkin sent a March 4th, 2024 trial date
1:07.0	for Trump's federal election subversion case,
1:10.0	a day before the Super Tuesday primaries
1:13.2	that will hand out a huge portion of the delegates that Trump needs to win the GOP nomination.
1:20.3	Currently, the odds on favor for the GOP nomination, Trump has already pled not guilty
1:26.6	in a case that he slammed his 2024 election
1:30.6	interference. But Chutkin's decision increased the possibility that the Republican Party will
1:37.8	nominate a convicted felon. And given that Trump is sought to push the trial into 2026,
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